Where does “mallasetikka” come from?

mallasetikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish etikka, from Swedish ättika, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

mallasetikka (Finnish): malt vinegar

Definitions

  1. malt vinegar

Ancestry of “mallasetikka”, step by step

mallasetikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetikkavinegar
2Swedishättikavinegar
3Old Norseedik
4Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
5Middle Dutchedicvinegar
6Old Dutchetig
7Proto-Germanic*atek
8Latinacētumvinegar
9French-ateate
10Latin-ātused
11Proto-Italic-ātos
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Finnish mallas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallasmalt
2Proto-Finnicmaldasmalt
3Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate